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SHELF FOR. EXHIBITING GOODS.

No. 303,886. Patented Aug. 19, 1884.

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NORMAN ROBERTSON, OF KINOARDINE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SHELF FOR EXHlBlTING GOODS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,886, dated August19, 1884.

Application filed October 23, 1853. (Modem To all when it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, Norman ROBERTSON, of Kincardine, in the Province ofOntario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and Improved Shelvesfor Exhibiting Goods, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is'to provide a new and improved device ofsimple construction for holding pieces of dry-goods, prints, $50., onshelves in such a manner that the goods can hang down from the frontedge of the shelves.

The invention consists in the combination, with a shelf, of one or moreeccentric ll-shaped clamps pivoted to the under side of the shelf,between which clamp and. the next lower shell the goods are held.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forn'ling part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a series of shelves provided with myimprovement, parts being broken out and others shown in section. Fig. 2is a side view of the pivoted eccentric clamp. Fig. 3 is an end view ofthe same.

A series of shelves, A, are arranged above each other, the front edge ofeach shelf preferably projecting slightly in advance of the front edgeof the next shelf directly above it.

To the lower or under surface of each shelf A one, two, ormorejaw-plates, B, are secured, to which eccentric or cam clamps O arepivoted in such a manner that they can swing in the transverse directionof the shell. The eccentric clamp consists of a V-shaped frame pivotedat the apex, which frame has the free ends of its shanks united by acurved plate, D, which is eccentric in relation to the apex of theV-shaped frame. The outer surface of the curved plate 1) is ribbed,grooved, or corrugated transversely, or is serrated or roughened goods Eare placed on the shelf and the clamp is released. It swings downwardand toward the front, and the inner end. of the plate I) rests on .thegoods and clamps them between the said plate D and the shelf. Thepressure of the clamp increases as the weight of the goods draws orswings the clamp in the direc tion toward the front edge of the shelf.The piece of goods can be held by one or more clamps, according to thesize of the said piece. If the goods are to be removed, all that isnecessary is to swing the corresponding clamp backwarchwhereby the'goodswill be released. Thepieccs of goods hang down over each other, and apart of each will be exposed. pieces or remnants can be held by means ofthe clamps. The rear shanks of the frame 0 are preferably weighted moreor less to cause them to swing into the vertical position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In shelves for exhibiting goods, the combination, with two or moreshelves arranged one above the other, of one or more eccentric V- shapcdclamps, each having a curved plate, I), the clamps being pivoted to theunder side of the shelves, and adapted to hold the goods on the shelfbelow, substantially as herein shown and described.

NORMAN ROBERTSON. Witnesses:

\V. Jils. \VA'ISON, Josnrrr McKinney.

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